United Airlines will make the Australian market the first to have all of its flight in a Boeing 787 Dreamliner at the end of March. The Chicago-based company decided to upgrade the route from Sydney to Los Angeles and San Francisco that still flies in a Boeing 747, as reported by the Australian Business Traveller.

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner

According to Boeing, the 787 Dreamliner was made to improve the travellers' experience as it assures more comfort and less fatigue due to its so-called "Dreamliner Effect." The jet liner was designed to have better fuel efficiency, range flexibility and top-notch network performance.

The airlines' Managing Director of Sales for Asia Alison Espley told the Australian Business Traveller that she feels much comfortable inside the Dreamliner based from her experience. She added that the cabin has more space for passengers in addition to the bigger bathrooms inside the Boeing 787.

"Passengers will appreciate the feeling of space in the cabin, the fact that wherever you're sitting you can see out of the window, and the pressurisation that reduces and in some instance, people say, completely removes that feeling of jetlag," Espley said.

Those flights still make stops in Honolulu, Hawaii and Auckland, New Zealand four days a week to accommodate the market in those areas. United also recently celebrated its 30th Anniversary of its first flights to Australia this week.

WiFi and 2-2-2 Seating Configuration

The Australian Business Traveller also noted that United will continue to charge $17 for their Wi-Fi connection that covers up the whole flight as Espley explains that the passengers are now expecting to have the internet wherever they are. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner will also have a spacey 2-2-2 seating configuration compared to the Boeing 777 that has a much stocked 2-4-2 layout.

Competition with Australia's Own Qantas Airlines

United Airlines is also facing competition in the form of Qantas Airlines that also have flight routes from Sydney to the Bay Area. However, Espley believes that it will not have any impact on United's expected number of bookings and customers as the San Francisco hub is considered one the airline carrier's strength.

"We believe the mixture of our network, our schedule, the on-board product, connectivity through our west coast gateway and the superiority of the Boeing 787 will continue to win over our customers. Bookings are still very strong and we have strong relationships with a number of corporations based in the San Francisco area," the Espley said.